1 Nsa yɛ ɔfɛdifoɔ na nsaden yɛ ntɔkwapɛfoɔ;
2 Ɔhene abufuhyeɛ te sɛ gyata mmobom;
3 Ɛyɛ onipa animuonyam sɛ ɔbɛkwati akasakasa,
4 Onihafoɔ mfuntum nʼasase wɔ ne berɛ mu;
5 Onipa akoma apɛdeɛ yɛ subunu mu,
6 Nnipa dodoɔ no ara ka sɛ wɔwɔ ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da,
7 Ɔteneneeni bu ɔbra kronkron;
8 Sɛ ɔhene tena nʼahennwa so bu atɛn a,
9 Hwan na ɔbɛtumi aka sɛ, “Mapra mʼakoma mu;
10 Nkariboɔ ne susudua a ɛnyɛ papa no
11 Mpo wɔnam abɔfra nneyɛɛ so hunu no,
12 Aso a wɔde te asɛm ne ani a wɔde hunu adeɛ,
13 Mma nna nyɛ wo dɛ, na woanni hia;
14 Ɔtɔfoɔ ka sɛ, “Ɛnyɛ, ɛnyɛ!”
15 Sika kɔkɔɔ wɔ hɔ, na nhwenepa nso abu so,
16 Fa obi a ɔdi ɔhɔhoɔ akagyinamu atadeɛ;
17 Aduane a wɔnya no ɛkwan bɔne so no yɛ onipa anomu dɛ,
18 Pɛ afotuo yɛ wo nhyehyɛeɛ;
19 Osekuni da kokoamsɛm adi;
20 Sɛ obi dome nʼagya anaasɛ ne maame a,
21 Agyapadeɛ a wɔpere ho nya no ahyɛaseɛ no
22 Nka sɛ, “Mɛtua wo saa bɔne yi so ka!”
23 Awurade kyiri nkariboɔ a ɛnyɛ papa,
24 Awurade na ɔkyerɛ onipa anammɔntuo.
25 Obi pɛ ntɛm hyɛ bɔ, ansa na wadwene ho a,
26 Ɔhene nyansafoɔ hunu amumuyɛfoɔ;
27 Awurade kanea hwehwɛ onipa honhom mu,
28 Ɔdɔ ne nokorɛdie bɔ ɔhene ho ban;
29 Mmeranteɛ animuonyam ne wɔn ahoɔden,
30 Ɔhweɛ ne apirakuro hohoro amumuyɛ